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Native Americans

Some Tribal Colleges Are Growing Amid the Pandemic

A handful of tribal colleges are growing during the pandemic. Eight schools had an uptick in first-time student enrollment.

Mills College to Close as College, Become Institute for Women’s Leadership

Mills College will become an institute for women’s leadership, closing as a college, SF Gate reported. This comes after the college faced financial issues for years, enrollment declines and the COVID-19 pandemic. “Our goal is to deliver an exceptional academic and co-curricular experience to our students for at least the next two academic years, with […]

UNCF Convenes Mayors to Discuss Economic, COVID-19, and Racial Justice Issues

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing focus on racial justice, the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) and the NFL Foundation’s Inspire Change Initiative hosted a mayors panel on social justice and historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

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Mass Vaccine Center to Open at Virginia State University’s Ettrick Campus

A new mass vaccine center opened at Virginia State University on Wednesday, NBC 12 reported. The center will be available for residents in Chesterfield, Colonial Heights and the Crater Health District, which serves areas such as Petersburg, Hopewell and Emporia. The center will only be available for people pre-registered for the COVID-19 vaccine and with […]

Virginia State University

Norwich Residents Look to Buy Mainstay Dairy Farm from Vermont Technical College

Approximately 100 people are pledging money to buy a dairy farm before Vermont Technical College sells it to the highest bidder, VT Digger reported. The Norwich Farm Creamery – a 200-year-old farm – is now being divided and sold, with part of the property put on the market for $1.7 million last June and another […]

Vermont Technical College

Graduate Schools Make Adjustments to Meet COVID-19-Related Challenges

Graduate schools flipped in-person courses to a remote model when the nation entered quarantine mode in March 2020. In recent months, many institutions have transitioned to in-person or hybrid course models, but the challenges posed by COVID-19 continue.

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Stepping Away from the Brink: Rethinking Higher Education Models

Traditionally, America has viewed higher education as a means to achieve upward mobility and add value to the community. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, this avenue for prosperity was foundationally shaken, and many of the pervasive equity issues present in American higher education have become ever more prevalent.

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Duke University Men’s Basketball Withdraws from Tournament and Ends Season After Positive COVID-19 Test

Duke University’s men’s basketball has withdrawn from the ACC tournament and ended its 2020-21 season due to a positive COVID-19 test in the program, ESPN reported. This breaks the team’s 24 consecutive NCAA tournament appearance streak. The team’s conference tournament quarter final game against Florida State was canceled after “a positive test, subsequent quarantining, and contact […]

Community Colleges

Report: Libraries Contribute Significantly to Student Success at Community Colleges

Libraries are pulling more weight than one would expect when it comes to student success at community colleges, according to a recent report by Ithaka S+R.

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Summit Focuses on Future of Education Amid COVID-19

With approximately a full year having passed since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S., The Hill hosted a virtual summit on Wednesday to explore the state of education.

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Higher Ed Faculty Excluded from Florida’s COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility Expansion

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s executive order, which took effect on Tuesday, has excluded higher ed faculty, The Independent Florida Alligator reported. The order expanded COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to some essential workers, such as law enforcement, firefighters and K-12 employees over age 50. “The United Faculty of Florida (UFF) and the 22,000 people we represent congratulate […]

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

Loyola University New Orleans Launches Public Health Undergraduate Program, Starting Fall 2021

Loyola University New Orleans is launching a new undergraduate degree program – major and minor – in public health, starting Fall 2021. Students will be able to research patterns in diseases, design fitness and nutrition programs for vulnerable communities or help control and prevent infectious disease outbreaks, according to Loyola New Orleans officials. They will […]

Loyola University New Orleans

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